Sweet Buttermilk is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #031122 |
| Complementary Color | #ddebfc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Buttermilk Color. The Barrett Quince color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Friendly Yellow (#f5e0b1) for more calm effect. Try They call it Mellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ddebfc is the best complementary color to Sweet Buttermilk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fceedd complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Lusta are #fcdedd and #fafcdd. Thus found on the left and right of #fceedd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Hint of Yellow colors as they work well with Sweet Buttermilk.
The split-complementary Sweet Buttermilk palette consists of #deddfc and #ddfafc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddebfc). Try Hawkes Blue and Foam colors in combination with #fceedd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fceedd offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Buttermilk. Thus Selago and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Buttermilk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Feta, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fceedd square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Buttermilk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ddebfc) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddfcee and #fcddeb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fceedd is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Buttermilk has a hue angle of 32.9°, a saturation of 83.78% and a lightness of 92.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fceedd is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fceedd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,238,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 12.15, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(32.9,83.78%,92.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.9,12.3%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.7658,1.9496,9.9078) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.7706,87.065,80.7967) |